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Gunmakers Face New Legal Threat From Families of Mass Shooting Victims

Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide to sue the gun maker whose AR-15 semiautomatic rifle was used in the attack. That doesn’t mean they can’t win. …

Judge Lets Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Proceed

An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over 100 years …

Insurers Refuse to Pick Up Bill for Billions in Opioid Claims

A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due for the U.S. opioid epidemic and insurers for some of the largest drug makers, distributors and pharmacies are refusing to help pay for it. A Delaware Supreme Court ruling in January has emboldened insurers …

CVS, Walgreens, Walmart to Make Closing Arguments in Ohio Opioid Trial

A jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in a trial in federal court in Cleveland focused on claims by two counties in Ohio that three major retail pharmacy chains – CVS, Walgreens and Walmart – fueled the …

Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance

The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims that its activities caused a public nuisance. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland said a reasonable jury could conclude …

Roundup Not Only Monsanto Legal Woe For Bayer; PCB Claims Still Coming

The widening legal nightmare over Roundup weedkillers isn’t the only potential multi-billion-dollar liability Bayer AG inherited last year when it acquired Monsanto Co. While thousands of damage claims over Roundup have grabbed headlines and hogged the attention of investors, the …

Opioid Litigation Tests Public Nuisance Claim Theory

Determining who foots the bill for America’s growing opioid epidemic may depend on how well the state of Oklahoma deploys a high-risk legal strategy this week against Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. At least 42 states and …

Court Nixes Cities’ Climate Change Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Oil Firms

BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. escaped blame for the public costs of global warming when a U.S. judge ruled that lawsuits by cities against oil companies aren’t the answer to climate change. “The problem deserves a solution …